Beyond politics: FM wants to edit a newspaper!

"Besides, I would like to try my hand at teaching and writing," he said.

Chidambaram said he was not interested in an autobiography as he found it too narcissist. "I want to write about things that I am passionate about," he stated, adding that his diary contained only engagements.

"We did put together a book of my columns, but it remains to be seen what kind of book I want to write now," Chidambaram, also a senior Congress leader, said.

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Image: Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram speaks during an interview with Reuters in New Delhi.Photographs: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters